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Inquiring Reporter

Despite stocking the medicine cabinet with a record number of vaccines, B.C. is running low on supplies just as the flu outbreak seems to be peaking. The H1N1 flu virus swept through much of B.C.

Despite stocking the medicine cabinet with a record number of vaccines, B.C. is running low on supplies just as the flu outbreak seems to be peaking. The H1N1 flu virus swept through much of B.C., leaving approximately 40 British Columbians hospitalized. The virus, a different strain from the pandemic that surged through B.C. in 2009, has attacked otherwise healthy adults. Will you get the shot this year, or do you worry the vaccination doesn't offer protection from the host of other strains of flu? Have your say at nsnews.com.